BILL NUMBER: AB 466	CHAPTERED  10/10/99

	CHAPTER   623
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   OCTOBER 10, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   OCTOBER 5, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 2, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 30, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 18, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   AUGUST 17, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 11, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 6, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 27, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 15, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 5, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mazzoni

                        FEBRUARY 16, 1999

   An act to amend Sections 44227, 44253, 44259, 44275.3, 44283.2,
44305, and 44831 of the Education Code, relating to teachers, making
an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take
effect immediately.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 466, Mazzoni.  Teachers.
   (1) Existing law sets forth the requirements an out-of-state
applicant for the preliminary multiple or single subject teaching
credential is required to meet and the requirements for a special
education specialists credential.  Existing law authorizes the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a preliminary multiple
or single subject teaching credential to an out-of-state applicant
pending the applicant's completion of certain of the requirements for
that credential, including completion of a course or examination on
the various methods of teaching reading.  Existing law requires an
out-of-state applicant for a clear multiple or single subject
credential to complete a 5th year of study.
   This bill would delete the option for an out-of-state candidate
for a preliminary single subject credential to complete an
examination on the various methods of teaching reading and would,
commencing January 1, 2000, require an out-of-state applicant for the
preliminary multiple or single subject teaching credential to
successfully complete a commission-approved program, course, or
examination in the use of computers in the classroom and would
authorize the issuance of that credential pending completion of that
course or examination.
   The bill would authorize the commission to issue a preliminary
special education specialist instruction credential, for a period not
to exceed 2 years, to a qualifying out-of-state applicant pending
completion of certain requirements.
   The bill would provide an out-of-state applicant for a clear
multiple or single subject credential the option of completing an
approved induction program instead of a 5th year of study.
   (2) Existing law sets forth the minimum requirements for the
preliminary multiple or single subject teaching credential.  Among
those requirements, commencing January 1, 2000, is the demonstration
of basic competency in the use of computers in the classroom.
   This bill would require that this competency be determined by
either successfully completing a commission-approved program or
course or successfully passing an assessment that is developed,
approved, and administered by the commission.
   (3) Existing law requires, commencing on January 1, 2000, an
applicant for the specialist teaching credential in special education
to demonstrate that he or she passed the reading instruction
competence assessment before the initial issuance of that specialist
teaching credential but exempts an applicant for an early childhood
special education certificate from this requirement.
   This bill would also exempt from that requirement an applicant for
an early childhood special education credential and would provide
that the requirement applies to an applicant who is not credentialed
in any state.
   (4) Existing law establishes the Pre-Internship Teaching Program
and provides that when resources remain after funding preinterns
pursuing multiple subject emergency permits, the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing may issue a preintern teaching certificate
instead of an emergency single subject permit to an individual
employed by a school district who meets the minimum requirements for
the preintern teaching certificate.
   This bill would include an emergency education specialist
instruction permit with the emergency single subject permit as the
permits a preintern certificate may replace after funding remains.
   Existing law includes in the minimum requirements for the
preintern teaching certificate completion of the number of units, as
set by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, in the subject to be
taught.
   This bill would instead require the completion of the number of
units, as set by the commission, for the multiple subject or single
subject preintern teaching certificate and would add to the minimum
requirements the number of units in education or the number of years
of experience in special education, as set by the commission for the
education specialist instruction preintern teaching certificate.
   (5) Existing law requires the governing board of a school district
to employ persons in public school service requiring certification
qualifications.  Existing law sets forth the minimum requirements for
a services credential in a specialization in clinical or
rehabilitative services.  This credential authorizes the holder to
perform, at all grade levels, the service approved by the commission
as designated on the credential which may include speech, language,
and hearing services.
   This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district
or a county office of education to contract with or employ an
individual who holds a license issued by the Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology Board and has earned a masters degree in
communication disorders to provide speech and language services if
that individual before employment or execution of the contract meets
requirements related to the state basic skills proficiency test and
has not been convicted of a violent or serious felony as defined.
   (6) Existing law requires that all fees collected by the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing for tests, examinations, or
assessments be deposited in the Test Development and Administration
Account.
   This bill would appropriate $700,000 from the Test Development and
Administration Account of the Teacher Credential Fund to the
commission for the purpose of providing the commission with the funds
needed to complete statutorily mandated test-validation studies.
   (7) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.
   Appropriation:  yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 44227 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   44227.  (a) The commission may approve any institution of higher
education whose teacher education program meets the standards
prescribed by the commission, to recommend to the commission the
issuance of credentials to persons who have successfully completed
those programs.
   (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
commission may approve for credit any coursework completed for
credential purposes or for step increases in programs offered in
California by out-of-state institutions of higher education that meet
the requirements prescribed by Section 94761 only if the program of
courses is offered by a regionally accredited institution and
evidence of satisfactory evaluation by both that accrediting body and
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges is submitted by the
out-of-state institution to the commission for purposes of seeking
approval of the program and any courses within that program for the
purposes of obtaining a credential in California.
   (c) Out-of-state applicants shall meet the following requirements
for the preliminary multiple or single subject teaching credential:
   (1) A baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited
institution of postsecondary education.
   (2) The completion of a teacher training program approved by the
applicable state agency.
   (3) The verification of subject matter competence either through
an examination, or by the completion of an approved program or the
equivalent of an approved program.
   (4) The completion of a course or, for multiple subject
credentials, a course or an examination, on the various methods of
teaching reading.
   (5) Passage of the state basic skills proficiency test.
   (6) The completion of a course or an examination on the United
States Constitution.
   (7) Commencing January 1, 2000, successful completion of a
commission-approved program, course, or examination in the use of
computers in the classroom, as set forth in Section 44259.
   (d) Out-of-state applicants shall meet the following requirements
for the clear multiple or single subject teaching credential:
   (1) A fifth year of study, or an approved induction program
pursuant to Section 44259.
   (2) The study of education, including the study of physiological
and sociological effects of the abuse of alcohol, narcotics, drugs,
and tobacco.
   (3) The completion of the study and practice of methods of
teaching individuals with exceptional needs.
   (e) The commission shall assess the records of out-of-state
teachers who have been granted a five-year preliminary credential for
purposes of determining any additional coursework that may be
required as a condition for the issuance of a clear credential.  The
assessment shall determine the equivalency of out-of-state coursework
in comparison to California coursework requirements, and, where
applicable, shall specify additional coursework to be taken.  In
determining the equivalency of out-of-state coursework to California
requirements, the commission shall do all of the following:
   (1) Accept a master's degree or higher degree from an accredited
postsecondary educational institution demonstrating completion of an
educationally related and organized program involving at least 30
semester units of postbaccalaureate coursework from an accredited
postsecondary educational institution for purposes of meeting the
fifth year of study requirement.
   (2) Upon direct application, grant a clear credential if the
out-of-state teacher has met the requirements of paragraphs (1) to
(3), inclusive, of subdivision (d).
   (3) Notify the out-of-state teacher who has completed the fifth
year equivalency requirement, but who has not met the requirements of
paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d), that upon the submission of
verification that he or she has completed these requirements, he or
she may submit an application to the commission for a clear
credential.
   (4) Notify out-of-state applicants who have not completed the
fifth year of study requirement that they must obtain an evaluation
of a postsecondary educational institution with an approved fifth
year program.   If there is a significant difference of opinion as to
the content or units credited to out-of-state coursework, either the
applicant or the postsecondary educational institution may solicit
the opinion of the commission.  Upon the completion of the coursework
specified in the postsecondary educational institution's evaluation,
the institution may recommend the applicant for a clear credential.

   (f) If an applicant is unable to secure the recommendation of a
postsecondary educational institution for the issuance of a clear
credential, the applicant may submit a direct application to the
commission documenting that he or she has completed all of the
requirements for a clear credential.  If the commission determines
that all of the requirements have been met, the commission shall
grant the clear credential.
  SEC. 2.  Section 44253 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   44253.  (a) The commission may issue a preliminary multiple or
single subject teaching credential, for a period not to exceed two
years, to any applicant qualifying under Section 44227 pending
completion of the requirements in subdivision (d), (e), (f), or (g).

   (b) The commission may issue a preliminary designated subjects
teaching credential, for a period not to exceed two years, pending
completion of the requirement in subdivision (f).
   (c) The commission may issue a preliminary special education
specialist instruction credential, for a period not to exceed two
years, to an out-of-state applicant qualifying under Section 44265
pending completion of the requirements in subdivisions (d) to (i),
inclusive.
   (d) A commission-approved subject matter preparation program or
examination to verify subject matter competence.
   (e) A course, or for multiple subject or special education
specialist instruction credentials, a course or an examination, on
the teaching of reading.
   (f) A course or examination on the provisions and principles of
the United States Constitution.
   (g) A commission-approved program, course, or examination in the
use of computers in the classroom, as set forth in Section 44259.
   (h) A course in nonspecial education pedagogy.
   (i) An instructional experience in nonspecial education.
  SEC. 3.  Section 44259 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   44259.  (a) Except as provided in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of
paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), each program of professional
preparation for multiple or single subject teaching credentials shall
not include more than one year of, or the equivalent of one-fifth of
a five-year program in, professional preparation.
   (b) The minimum requirements for the preliminary multiple or
single subject teaching credential, are all of the following:
   (1) A baccalaureate degree or higher degree from a regionally
accredited institution of postsecondary education.  Except as
provided in subdivision (c) of Section 44227, the baccalaureate
degree shall not be in professional education.  The commission shall
encourage accredited institutions to offer undergraduate minors in
education and special education to students who intend to become
teachers.
   (2) Passage of the state basic skills examination that is
developed and administered by the commission pursuant to Section
44252.5.
   (3) Satisfactory completion of a program of professional
preparation that has been accredited by the committee on
accreditation on the basis of standards of program quality and
effectiveness that have been adopted by the commission.  Subject to
the availability of funds in the annual Budget Act for this purpose,
and in accordance with the commission's assessment and performance
standards, each program shall include a teaching performance
assessment as set forth in Section 44320.2 which is aligned with the
California Standards for the Teaching Profession.  The commission
shall ensure that each candidate recommended for a credential or
certificate has demonstrated satisfactory ability to assist students
to meet or exceed state content and performance standards for pupils
adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 60605.  Programs that
meet this requirement for professional preparation shall include any
of the following:
   (A) Integrated programs of subject matter preparation and
professional preparation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
44259.1.
   (B) Postbaccalaureate programs of professional preparation,
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 44259.1.
   (C) Internship programs of professional preparation, pursuant to
Section 44321, Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 44325), Article
11 (commencing with Section 44380), and Article 3 (commencing with
Section 44450) of Chapter 3.
   (4) Study of alternative methods of developing English language
skills, including the study of reading as described in subparagraphs
(A) and (B), among all pupils, including those for whom English is a
second language, in accordance with the commission's standards of
program quality and effectiveness.  The study of reading shall meet
the following requirements:
   (A) Commencing January 1, 1997, satisfactory completion of
comprehensive reading instruction that is research-based and includes
all of the following:
   (i) The study of organized, systematic, explicit skills including
phonemic awareness, direct, systematic, explicit phonics, and
decoding skills.
   (ii) A strong literature, language, and comprehension component
with a balance of oral and written language.
   (iii) Ongoing diagnostic techniques that inform teaching and
assessment.
   (iv) Early intervention techniques.
   (v) Guided practice in a clinical setting.
   (B) For the purposes of this section, "direct, systematic,
explicit phonics" means phonemic awareness, spelling patterns, the
direct instruction of sound/symbol codes and practice in connected
text and the relationship of direct, systematic, explicit phonics to
the components set forth in clauses (i) to (v), inclusive.
   A program for the multiple subjects credential also shall include
the study of integrated methods of teaching language arts.
   (5) Completion of a subject matter program that has been approved
by the commission on the basis of standards of program quality and
effectiveness pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 44310)
or passage of a subject matter examination pursuant to Article 5
(commencing with Section 44280).  The commission shall ensure that
subject matter standards and examinations are aligned with the state
content and performance standards adopted for pupils pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 60605.
   (6) Demonstration of a knowledge of the principles and provisions
of the Constitution of the United States pursuant to Section 44335.
   (7) Commencing January 1, 2000, demonstration, in accordance with
the commission's standards of program quality and effectiveness, of
basic competency in the use of computers in the classroom as
determined by one of the following:
   (A) Successful completion of a commission-approved program or
course.
   (B) Successful passage of an assessment that is developed,
approved, and administered by the commission.
   (c) The minimum requirements for the professional clear multiple
or single subject teaching credential shall include all of the
following requirements:
   (1) Possession of a valid preliminary teaching credential, as
prescribed in subdivision (b), possession of a valid equivalent
credential or certificate, or completion of equivalent requirements
as determined by the commission.  A candidate who has satisfied the
requirements of subdivision (b) for a preliminary credential,
including completion of an accredited internship program of
professional preparation, shall be determined by the commission to
have fulfilled the requirements of paragraph (2) for beginning
teacher induction if the accredited internship program has fulfilled
induction standards and been approved as set forth in this
subdivision.
   (2) Subject to the availability of funds in the annual Budget Act
to provide statewide access to eligible beginning teachers, as
defined in subdivision (d) of Section 44279.1, completion of a
program of beginning teacher induction, including any of the
following:
   (A) A program of beginning teacher support and assessment approved
by the commission and the Superintendent of Public Instruction
pursuant to Section 44279.1, a provision of the Marian Bergeson
Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment System.
   (B) An alternative program of beginning teacher induction that is
provided by one or more local education  agencies and has been
approved by the commission and the superintendent on the basis of
initial review and periodic evaluations of the program in relation to
appropriate standards of credential program quality and
effectiveness that have been adopted by the commission, the
superintendent, and the State Board of Education pursuant to this
subdivision.  The standards for alternative programs shall encourage
innovation and experimentation in the continuous preparation and
induction of beginning teachers.  Any alternative program of
beginning teacher induction that has met state standards pursuant to
this subdivision may apply for state funding pursuant to  Sections
44279.1 and 44279.2.
   (C)  An alternative program of beginning teacher induction that is
sponsored by a regionally accredited college or university, in
cooperation with one or more local school districts, that addresses
the individual professional needs of beginning teachers and meets the
commission's standards of induction.  The commission shall ensure
that preparation and induction programs that qualify candidates for
professional credentials extend and refine each beginning teacher's
professional skills in relation to the California Standards for the
Teaching Profession and the standards of student performance adopted
pursuant to Section 60605.
   (3) Preparation, in accordance with commission standards, that
addresses the following:
   (A) Study of health education, including study of nutrition,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the physiological and sociological
effects of abuse of alcohol, narcotics, and drugs and the use of
tobacco.  Training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall also meet
the standards established by the American Heart Association or the
American Red Cross.
   (B) Study and field experience in methods of delivering
appropriate educational services to students with exceptional needs
in regular education programs.
   (C) Study, in accordance with the commission's standards of
program quality and effectiveness, of advanced computer-based
technology, including the uses of technology in educational settings.

   (4)  The commission shall develop and implement standards of
program quality that provide for the areas of study listed in
subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive of paragraph (3), starting in
professional preparation and continuing through induction.
   (5) Completion of an approved fifth-year program after completion
of a baccalaureate degree at a regionally accredited institution,
except that the commission shall eliminate this requirement for any
candidate who has completed an induction program that has been
approved for the professional clear credential pursuant to paragraph
(2).
   (d) A credential that was issued prior to the effective date of
this section shall remain in force as long as it is valid under the
laws and regulations that were in effect on the date it was issued.
The commission may not, by regulation, invalidate an otherwise valid
credential unless it issues to the holder of the credential, in
substitution, a new credential authorized by another provision in
this chapter that is no more restrictive than the credential for
which it was substituted with respect to the kind of service
authorized and the grades, classes, or types of schools in which it
authorizes service.
   (e) A credential program that is approved by the commission may
not deny an individual access to that program solely on the grounds
that the individual obtained a teaching credential through completion
of an internship program when that internship program has been
accredited by the commission.
   (f) Notwithstanding this section, persons who were performing
teaching services as of January 1, 1999, pursuant to the language of
this section that was in effect prior to that date, may continue to
perform those services without complying with any requirements that
may be added by the amendments adding this subdivision.
   (g) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b)
do not apply to any person who, as of January 1, 1997, holds a
multiple or single subject teaching credential, or to any person
enrolled in a program of professional preparation for a multiple or
single subject teaching credential as of January 1, 1997, who
subsequently completes that program.  It is the intent of the
Legislature that the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of
paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) be applied only to persons who enter
a program of professional preparation on or after January 1, 1997.
   (h) The commission shall grant teaching credentials based on the
requirements for those credentials that were in effect on December
31, 1998, to candidates who were in the process of meeting those
requirements for teaching credentials before the effective date of
the commission's implementation of this section.
  SEC. 4.  Section 44275.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   44275.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
   (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that both of the
following occur:
   (A) That this section provide flexibility to enable school
districts to recruit credentialed out-of-state elementary, secondary,
and special education teachers to relocate to California.
   (B) That any and all teachers hired in California pursuant to this
section fully meet the requirements of the State of California.
   (2) It is not the intent of the Legislature either to address the
issue of interstate reciprocity of credentialing requirements or to
dilute current California requirements for credentialed teachers.
   (b) Any teacher from a state other than California may be employed
by a school district pursuant to this section to provide
instructional services if each of the following conditions are met:
   (1) The teacher holds a valid credential that requires the teacher
to meet requirements equivalent to the multiple or single subject
teaching credential requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subdivision (c) of Section 44227 or the special education credential
requirements described in Section 44265.
   (2) The credential from the state other than California is valid
at the time the teacher commences to provide instructional services
for the school district.
   (3) The teacher is hired after the successful completion of a
criminal background check conducted pursuant to Section 44332.6, by
the governing board of the school district offering the teacher
employment.
   (c) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall grant a
five-year preliminary multiple or single subject teaching credential
or education specialist credential to a teacher meeting the
requirements of subdivision (b) if the teacher has received an offer
of employment from a California school district, county office of
education, nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency, or school
operating under the direction of a California state agency.
   (d) At or before the completion of one school year of teaching
pursuant to this section, a teacher shall pass the state basic skills
proficiency test, pursuant to Section 44252, administered by the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing in order to be eligible to
continue teaching pursuant to this section.
   (e) At or before the completion of four school years of teaching
pursuant to this section, a teacher shall, to the satisfaction of the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing, meet the requirements for
subject matter competence, for completion of a course, or for
multiple subject credentials, a course or an examination, on the
various methods of teaching reading, and for completion of a course
or examination on the Constitution of the United States, within the
meaning of paragraphs (3), (4), and (6), respectively, of subdivision
(c) of Section 44227, in order to be eligible to continue teaching
pursuant to this section.  Additionally, to be eligible to continue
teaching on an education specialist credential, the teacher shall
also complete the requirements for nonspecial education pedagogy and
a supervised field experience program in general education.
   (f) At or before the completion of five school years of teaching
pursuant to this section, a teacher shall meet the requirements for
completion of the study of health education, for completion of study
and field experience in methods of delivering appropriate educational
services to pupils with exceptional needs in regular education
programs, and for completion of the study of computer-based
technology, within the meaning of paragraphs (1), (2),  (3), and (4),
respectively, of subdivision (c) of Section 44259.  A teacher
holding a specialist credential pursuant to this section shall
complete a program for the Professional Level II credential
accredited by the Committee on Accreditation, established pursuant to
Section 44373, including the requirements specified in this
subdivision and subdivision (e).
   (g) If a teacher fails to meet any of the requirements of
subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing shall inactivate a preliminary credential granted
pursuant to this section until the requirement is met.  The time
requirements contained in subdivisions (e) and (f) shall not be
stayed by the inactivation of a preliminary credential under this
subdivision.
   (h) The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall issue a
professional clear credential to a teacher who meets the requirements
of subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) and submits an
application with appropriate fees and documentation of the completion
of all requirements pursuant to this section.
  SEC. 5.  Section 44283.2 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   44283.2.  (a) Commencing on January 1, 2000, prior to the initial
issuance of a specialist teaching credential in special education
pursuant to Section 44265, except as provided in subdivision (b) a
first time credential applicant who is not credentialed in any state
shall be required to demonstrate that he or she passed the reading
instruction competence assessment developed pursuant to Section
44283.
   (b) This section shall not apply to an applicant for an Early
Childhood Special Education Certificate or Early Childhood Special
Education Credential, which authorizes the holder to provide
educational services to children from birth through prekindergarten
who are eligible for early intervention special education and related
services.
  SEC. 6.  Section 44305 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   44305.  (a) As resources are available to school districts to
provide services to any preintern pursuant to this article, the
commission may issue a preintern teaching certificate instead of an
emergency multiple subjects permit to an individual employed by a
school district approved by the commission who meets the minimum
requirements set by the commission.  When resources remain after
funding preinterns pursuing multiple subject emergency permits, the
commission may issue a preintern teaching certificate instead of an
emergency single subject permit or an emergency education specialist
instruction permit to an individual employed by a school district
approved by the commission who meets the minimum requirements set by
the commission.  In implementing the Pre-Internship Teaching Program,
the commission shall consult with representatives of the State
Department of Education, classroom teachers, school administrators,
other school employees, parents, school board members, and
institutions of higher education.
   (b) The preintern teaching certificate issued by the commission
shall be valid for one year, but may be renewed for one additional
year if the holder takes the appropriate subject matter examination
required under Section 44282.  A preintern teacher who passes the
subject matter examination in the first or second year of his or her
preintern teaching shall enroll in a district or university teaching
internship or other approved university teaching credential program.
A preintern teaching certificate may be renewed for a third year if
the employing school district, the cooperating college or university,
and the preintern support the application for renewal.
   (c) The minimum requirements for the preintern teaching
certificate established by the commission shall include all of the
following:
   (1) A baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a regionally
accredited institution of higher education.
   (2) Passage of the basic skills proficiency test as provided for
in Section 44252.
   (3) The number of units, as set by the commission, for the
multiple subject or single subject preintern teaching certificate.
   (4) The number of units in education or the number of years of
experience in special education, as set by the commission, for the
education specialist instruction preintern teaching certificate.
   (d) The commission shall establish criteria for the approval of
preintern teaching programs.  The criteria shall include, but is not
limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Demonstrated need, as indicated by the percentage of teachers
in the district that have not completed basic credential requirements
pursuant to state law.
   (2) The quality of the preparation, support, and assistance to be
provided to teaching preinterns.
   (3) Cost effectiveness, including the number of preinterns to be
served.
   (4) Collaboration between district administrators and experienced
teachers with permanent status in the development of the plan.
   (5) District and college or university collaboration to ensure
availability of courses needed by preintern teachers.
   (6) Preintern preparation content, including lesson planning,
classroom management and organization, and a schedule for delivering
the preparation, with a focus on beginning the preparation before or
during the first semester of the preinternship.
          (7) The role of personnel, including experienced teachers
with permanent status, in the delivery of preintern preparation and
support.
   (8) That no later than the second year of employment the program
for each preintern shall reflect the California Standards for the
Teaching Profession jointly developed by the commission and the State
Department of Education.
   (9) Approval of the district plan by the governing board of the
school district.
   (e) In establishing criteria for review of preintern teaching
programs pursuant to subdivision (d), the commission shall make every
effort to recognize effective district programs for the support and
development of emergency permit teachers in operation before July 1,
1998, as meeting the preintern teaching program criteria.
   (f) A school district may apply to the commission for funding
under this article.  Based on the criteria in subdivision (d),
developed pursuant to the consultation process required by
subdivision (a), the commission shall determine which applicants are
approved for funding.  If funds are provided for this act from the
federal Goals 2000:  Educate America Act (P.L. 103-227), the
commission shall transmit a list of approved applicants to the State
Department of Education which shall award grants in a timely manner
exclusively to those school districts that the commission has
approved for funding, in the amounts listed, with no school district
receiving more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per preintern
employed by the school district.
  SEC. 7.  Section 44831 of the Education Code is amended to read:
   44831.  Governing boards of school districts shall employ persons
in public school service requiring certification qualifications as
provided in this code, except that the governing board or a county
office of education may contract with or employ an individual who
holds a license issued by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Board and has earned a masters degree in communication disorders to
provide speech and language services if that individual meets the
requirements of Sections 44332.6 and 44830 before employment or
execution of the contract.
  SEC. 8.  There is hereby appropriated the sum of seven hundred
thousand dollars ($700,000) from the Test Development and
Administration Account of the Teacher Credentials Fund to the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the purpose of providing the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing with the funds needed to complete
statutorily mandated test-validation studies of the California Basic
Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and the Multiple Subject Assessment
for Teachers (MSAT).
  SEC. 9.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect.  The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to provide the Commission on Teacher Credentialing with
the expenditure authority to complete, on a timely basis, statutorily
mandated test-validation studies to ensure that mandated credential
examinations are appropriately verifying the knowledge, skills, and
abilities of teacher credential candidates, and to make other timely
changes to statutory requirements related to teacher credentialing,
it is necessary that this act go into effect immediately.
